Director, Product Design

1 month ago

ON Canada Thumbtack Full time

About the Design Team

We’re a tight-knit and highly-collaborative team of Product Designers, Content Designers, Researchers, and Design Ops working closely with cross-functional partners to envision and deliver experiences that help people care for their home and empower small businesses nationwide to grow. We collaborate regularly through design critiques, work sessions, and presentations to inspire and influence the direction of the product and company as a whole.

Responsibilities
  • Lead Product Design across the Marketplace pillar, which consists of multiple cross-functional product pods. Directly manage the designers across Marketplace and operate as a lead for the pillar.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional leaders to envision, strategize, and guide the product direction.
  • Initiate and lead design visioning work at the team and company level. Empower design to create a northstar that guides product and experience decisions.
  • Empower designers to consistently deliver high-quality design solutions that positively impact our users and the business
  • Cultivate a positive team culture of openness, curiosity, and bias for action
What you’ll need

If you don't think you meet all of the criteria below but still are interested in the job, please apply. Nobody checks every box, and we're looking for someone excited to join the team.

  • 6+ years of experience in design leadership
  • Experience leading high-performing product design teams in a fast-paced environment
  • Excellent communication skills; comfortable engaging with stakeholders, including executive teams
  • Ability to influence and lead change across the organization
  • Track record of effectively driving large-scale visioning work
Bonus points if you have
  • Experience working on two-sided marketplaces
  • Experience scaling teams and managing managers

Thumbtack is a virtual-first company, meaning you can live and work from any one of our approved locations across the United States, Canada or the Philippines.* Learn more about our virtual-first working model here .

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